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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

With 370 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #35 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in civil eng at UIUC, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in civil eng at Northwestern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 60% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 155
Ohio 175
Indiana 148
Wisconsin 67

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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